different between commencement vs founding

English

Etymology

From French commencement; analyzable as commence +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??m?nsm?nt/
• Hyphenation: com?mence?ment

Noun

commencement (countable and uncountable, plural commencements)

1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing

   The time of Henry VII nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history.

   Synonyms: rise, origin, beginning, start, dawn
2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and universities upon students and others.
3. A graduation ceremony, from a school, college or university.

Coordinate terms

• (graduation ceremony): convocation

Related terms

• commence

Translations

References

• commencement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.m??s.m??/

Noun

commencement m (plural commencements)

1. beginning, start

Further reading

• “commencement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Old French comencement, corresponding to commencer +? -ment

Noun

commencement m (plural commencemens)

1. beginning, start

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Rhymes: -a?nd??

Verb

founding

1. present participle of found

Noun

founding (plural foundings)

1. The establishment of something.

   the founding of the republic

   • 2005, Donatella Della Porta, Sidney G. Tarrow, Transnational Protest and Global Activism

     Do foundings of transnational organizations appear to spur foundings of national organizations, or vice versa?

Translations

Adjective

founding (not comparable)

1. Who or that founds or found.

   The founding fathers of our country.

Translations

Anagrams

• fonduing